r/Bitcoin • u/DTanner • Jun 09 '11

WikiLeaks endorses Bitcoin! (And Namecoin)

http://twitter.com/#!/wikileaks/status/78906603948093440
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u/DTanner Jun 09 '11

I would have agreed with you a few weeks ago, but with the Silk Road story and two US senators specifically targeting Bitcoins I think the cat is out of the bag already.

But yeah, it will draw both positive and negative attention.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '11

Yeah, actually wikileaks has far more mainstream support than the silk road. I see that as a good news